Anonymous wrote:I simply cannot believe how self-absorbed the "Santa-believing" crowd is. You are free to tell your kids about Santa, tooth fairy, whatever. But now you want the rest of us to go along with it?? Add in the fact that many of us who "don't do Santa" don't celebrate Christmas, and we already have enough on our hands explaining to our kids why the shiny, exciting stuff in December is not for us. I'm supposed to also explain (to a child, mind you) that he's not supposed to tell anyone else about Santa? Wow.

It's very much a privileged, entitled world view. "We, as Christians, are the majority. You WILL do what we say. You WILL NOT tell your children that Santa is a myth, even though he totally is just a myth, because your child might speak to our children at some point. You WILL NOT participate in any aspect of Christmas, because you are not Christian and therefore are not allowed to have fun."

Some Christians are such douchebags.

Ha! If Max is the real name I think I know his mom and she is a piece of work.

Anonymous wrote:
For god's sake. First grade is when it happens. Max wasn't saying this to dispel your daughter's innocence. This is a very serious conversation among first graders, and they really are concerned about the truth.

This will be the first of many truths you can't protect her from. Get over it.


this about sums it up

exactly.

Anonymous wrote:I am shocked about how many parents on here don't care if their kid ruins another child's belief in Santa. It's so sad that there is such a lack of caring that some child's childhood belief in Santa can be ruined by some kid that thinks it's his right to dispel this belief. Please have some compassion for this childhood belief and don't let your kid ruin it for others.
Please!!!!

It's not that we don't care, it's that kids are sort of logical. You try to explain to a kid why he should let his friends believe that Santa exists if that isn't the truth. Kids fixate on the truth. They don't tell their friends about Santa because they are mean, they tell them because they believe that telling the truth is the right thing to do. At least that was my thinking in grade school when I was telling everyone Santa isn't real. I wasn't trying to make the other kids upset, I thought that they should know the truth. I'm not going to dilute my kid's sense of justice just because you think believing in Santa is cute or whatever. I actually don't even understand this whole cult of "NO THEY MUST BELIEVE!!!" stuff. It just leads to disappointment for kids.

I simply cannot believe how self-absorbed the "Santa-believing" crowd is. You are free to tell your kids about Santa, tooth fairy, whatever. But now you want the rest of us to go along with it?? Add in the fact that many of us who "don't do Santa" don't celebrate Christmas, and we already have enough on our hands explaining to our kids why the shiny, exciting stuff in December is not for us. I'm supposed to also explain (to a child, mind you) that he's not supposed to tell anyone else about Santa? Wow.

I am shocked about how many parents on here don't care if their kid ruins another child's belief in Santa. It's so sad that there is such a lack of caring that some child's childhood belief in Santa can be ruined by some kid that thinks it's his right to dispel this belief. Please have some compassion for this childhood belief and don't let your kid ruin it for others.
Please!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Kids who do that are jerks.

yep, and so are their parents.

A Jewish kid told my DD that her parents said that Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and Leprachauns weren't real. My DD shrugged it off and told me that it was too bad she didn't believe in Santa because she definitely wouldn't be getting any presents from him. I think some of the kids that like to spoil the fun for others are doing it because they are the type that don't like others to have fun if they can't have fun. Sad, but they often grow up to be people that can't dream.

Note the description of the kid is "Jewish." Way to perpetuate negativity toward Jews. I can only imaging what you told your child about Jews. You are evil.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids who do that are jerks.

yep, and so are their parents.

A Jewish kid told my DD that her parents said that Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and Leprachauns weren't real. My DD shrugged it off and told me that it was too bad she didn't believe in Santa because she definitely wouldn't be getting any presents from him. I think some of the kids that like to spoil the fun for others are doing it because they are the type that don't like others to have fun if they can't have fun. Sad, but they often grow up to be people that can't dream.

Your daughter shrugged it off. It didn't matter. Get over it.

Jewish kids don't tell other kids there's no santa because they can't have fun or they come from families that can't dream. Kids take this seriously, and if your kid believes, there's not kid on earth who will convince them otherwise. Wouldn't it be nice to have had that much power as a six year old... but I didn't.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not worried about anyone else's kids. Period.

I like you.

Anonymous wrote:My child is "Max." Sorry lady, but my child will shout it to the world and there is nothing you can do about it.

Of course, your child is "Max." The root of his obnoxious behavior is obvious.

So according to DCUM, families that don't do Santa are insufferable, loudmouth, unstable, fantasy hating people to be avoided. Our children are "bad people" who are on the permanent naughty list.

Got it.

Merry Christmas to all of you, too. So glad that you Santa supporters could teach the rest of us the true meaning of the season.

I'm not worried about anyone else's kids. Period.

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Anonymous wrote:My child is "Max." Sorry lady, but my child will shout it to the world and there is nothing you can do about it.

+1 Except I was Max. Isn't first grade a bit old to still believe in Santa?

What kind of kids are you raising? A couple of my daughters's classmates told her there was no Santa last year .( 1st grade) she came home and asked me about it, and I said I feel sorry for them.

The couple of parents that insisted on telling their children about the Tooth Fairy, Santa, etc. (from a younger age than usual) who I know are unstable themselves. Don't worry about it, OP. Maybe its best we teach our children whom to avoid!

Anonymous wrote:My child is "Max." Sorry lady, but my child will shout it to the world and there is nothing you can do about it.

He sounds like a real gem